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Fighting for survival in the race for a place in the Super Eight, Babar Azam’s Pakistan defeated Canada on Tuesday to move into the final spot in Group A. Babar’s Pakistan outplayed Canada by seven wickets to record their first win in the 2024 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup. Pakistan are among the unlikely teams to qualify for the Super Eight in the T20 World Cup along with India, but legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara expects the Green Army to make an early exit from Group A. Brian Lara thinks America should be on the Super 8…
Both the Trump campaign and the Biden administration are wooing the business community with rival events on Thursday outlining different promises to American companies if elected.Both are, in a way, like serving carrots, but with different flavors.Donald Trump, who is scheduled to meet with a group of prominent CEOs in Washington, DC on Thursday morning, has placed a heavy emphasis on cutting taxes as well as reducing government regulation.A promise from Biden’s team is that a second term will focus on “public interventions to create a supportive business environment and spur private investment,” as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is due…
Two Japanese climbers are missing in northern Pakistan’s mountain range, which is home to some of the world’s highest peaks, a tour operator said on Thursday.Japanese climbers Ryuseki Hiraoka and Atsushi Taguchi were attempting to summit the 7,027-metre (23,054-foot) Mount Spantik in the Karakoram range before they went missing. “There was no communication between the two Japanese climbers and the base camp officials since the start of the expedition,” Naiknam Karim, CEO of Adventure Tours Pakistan (ATP), which organised the expedition, told AFP. “They were last seen on June 10 at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres.” The alarm…
When Voight and her mother returned to the U.S., they ran into more problems. As part of the title, Voight expected to receive a $100,000 salary, a luxury car and an apartment in Los Angeles to live in for the duration of her reign. That seemed like a reasonable expectation: During the Miss USA telecast, one of the hosts rattled off a list of the winner’s prizes, including an apartment and a car. Rose wrote in an email that Voight’s contract included a salary but no other prizes were guaranteed.Still, Jacquelyn Voight said, Rose told Voight in December that the…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the abortion drug mifepristone, meaning the commonly used drug will remain widely available.The court unanimously ruled that anti-abortion doctors who questioned the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to make the pill more available had no legal basis to sue. Writing for the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the plaintiffs “have bona fide legal, moral, philosophical, and policy objections to elective abortion and to the FDA’s deregulation of mifepristone,” but that this does not mean they have standing to bring a federal lawsuit.Because the plaintiffs have failed to prove…
NEW DELHI: Indian National Congress (Ram Vilas) leader and Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday reflected on the day in 2021 when divisions erupted within the party that brought uncertainty over his own political future and pledged lifelong dedication to the party to party members, including newly elected legislators.Paswan called a rally for lawmakers and party workers to take oath of allegiance three years after the party was split in a move spearheaded by his uncle, then Congress leader Pashupati Kumar Paras.The party members took an oath to dedicate themselves to the party throughout their lives, spread the party’s ideals…
The Indianapolis 500 will race on Fox after years of laps around the track on NBC. IndyCar announced Thursday that Fox will be the new home of the NTT IndyCar Series and its iconic races starting in 2025. The new deal gives Fox the rights to two of the best-known events in auto racing: the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500, which is part of NASCAR. “Adding the iconic Indianapolis 500 to the Fox Sports lineup, along with the entire NTT IndyCar Series, fits perfectly with our model of partnering with the biggest events and best-in-class brands in sports,” said…
Big Tech’s vision of the future doesn’t just encourage people to buy certain products or learn certain skills, it encourages us to see the future as always being the same: technological developments. Asher Kessler It explores the history of how Facebook/Meta has imagined the future, helping us think about it differently today. Asher Kessler’s research is on display as part of the LSE Festival. Our outlook on what lies ahead of us in the future has been shaped historically by a variety of actors. For millennia, religious thinkers have painted vivid pictures of the afterlife, with some Christian leaders imagining…
As global trade continues to develop, cross-border e-commerce has emerged as an important link connecting consumers and businesses around the world. In this context, user loyalty and repeat purchase rate have become important indicators for evaluating the competitiveness of cross-border e-commerce platforms. To gain a deeper understanding of this phenomenon, DHGATE Group University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has released a white paper titled “The Repurchase Revolution in Cross-Border E-Commerce: Consumer Behavior Insights and Market Opportunities” (hereinafter the “White Paper”). This white paper aims to explore effective strategies to increase user loyalty and repurchase rates and…
However, the reasons behind Beijing’s move are not entirely without basis, they said, adding that Beijing may soon be ready to hold its own summit convening the two warring countries.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning confirmed last week that China would not attend the summit, saying: “China has repeatedly stressed that an international peace conference must meet three key elements: the recognition of both Russia and Ukraine, equal participation of all parties, and fair discussion of all peace proposals.””As far as China is concerned, it seems the conference has not yet met these three elements, and that is precisely why…